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English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive
English Slang Idioms (262)
1."If you wear my clothes again, I am going to knock the
out of you," Bob told his younger brother. His
younger brother just wore his best suit to a football game
and got mud all over it.

plaid
packing
stuffing
sneezing
2."Where am I? The hospital? I must have gotten
knocked in the crash. The last thing I remember is
seeing a deer, swerving around it and then losing control
of my car," Jenny said to her brother.

out
on
off
across
3.He felt confident that he could manage the company. He
knew his around the world of management and the
company was already in a very good position.

thoughts
way
help
book
4."I hate the wait before a job interview. I always feel all
tied up in . I guess everyone feels that way but it still
isn't a good time," Jill said to Allison.

tape
cord
dilemmas
knots
5."You are going to promote Jack over me? It's OK. I know
the . He has been here longer than I have and is the
CEO's cousin," Jared said.

tally
score
measurement
length
6."Hi James, it's Lisa. I am calling about your brother. He
just sits in his room drinking with the lights off every night.
I have asked him what is wrong and why he is acting this
way but he won't tell me. I don't know who else to to
for answers. Do you have any ideas?"

find
search
switch
turn
7."Steve annoys me. He is such a -it-all. He is
always trying to prove he knows more about everything
even if he doesn't than everyone around him does," Kim
said to Louisa.

tell
kill

smart
know
8."I don't want to belabor the but we have to focus
on finding a way to pay our rent. We can't go on to
anything else until that is settled," Max said to Joe and
Alex.

edge
face
corner
point
9."Pat keeps laboring the assumption that working
hard will result in an early promotion. Little does he know,
the boss will leave him in that position just because he will
work hard at it and the boss needs a hard worker in that
slot," Luke said to Barney.

under
away
toward
ahead
10.James Bond is the tall-dark-and-handsome sort that
women seem to like. In the movies, James Bond is a lady-
who never gets rejected by a woman.

catcher
killer
kilter
magneto